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"Ride the snake, ride the snake
To the lake, the ancient lake, baby
The snake is long, seven miles
Ride the snake...he's old, and his skin is cold
The west is the best
The west is the best
Get here, and we'll do the rest
[...]
The killer awoke before dawn, he put his boots on"
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Parts of The End are OK, but these bits always make me chortle. Jimbo couldn't do better than old & cold, snake/lake? If i'm going to give it to Mama, i'm not putting my boots on.
Speaking of bad lyrics, did people see the Germaine Greer article on Bob Dylan in the Guardian. I quote:
Quote:
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It's not verse, not even doggerel. Nor is it prose, because it doesn't make sense. Its combination of pretentiousness and illiteracy isn't surprising, which would be something; it's just annoying.
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I tend to agree with GG, but when she uses phrases like "Fustian of this ilk", you have to wonder about her aesthetic sensibilities.
See the whole article
here.